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refute
verb (refuted , refuting )
1 to prove that (a person, statement, theory, etc) is wrong.
2 colloq to deny.
[16c: from Latin refutare to drive back or rebut]
refutable adjective .
refutably adverb .
refutation noun .
refuter noun .
verb (refuted , refuting )
1 to prove that (a person, statement, theory, etc) is wrong.
2 colloq to deny.
[16c: from Latin refutare to drive back or rebut]
refutable adjective .
refutably adverb .
refutation noun .
refuter noun .
| refute, rebut, repudiate, reject If you simply deny an argument or allegation, you reject or repudiate it: The Prime Minister rejected the accusation the following day. He repudiated the suggestions as unwarranted. If you refute or rebut the argument or allegation, you produce a reasoned counter-argument or proof: He had refuted criticisms of his work with patience and gentle good manners. Wilson was hard put to rebut all these complaints . You will sometimes see and hear refute used in the simpler sense of -deny-, which can give rise to ambiguity; in some sentences you won't know whether refute means reasoned proof or just emphatic denial: The fire official refuted past claims of a lack of fire cover, insisting it was now in many ways better. Recommendation: use refute or rebut only when argument or proof is involved; otherwise use reject or repudiate. |
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